December 01, 2003

Birds Mentioned:

Brown Thrasher

Yellow-bellied Sapsucker

Greater Scaup

Golden-crowned Kinglet

Western Grebe

Horned Grebe

Eared Grebe

Greater Yellowlegs

Surf Scoter

Rough-legged Hawk

Common Redpoll

Snow Bunting

Red-breasted Merganser

Common Goldeneye

Ruddy Duck

Tundra Swan

Common Loon

California Gull

Mountain Bluebird

Red-necked Grebe

Bald Eagle

Merlin

Eurasian Collared-Dove

Rusty Blackbird

Carolina Wren

Trumpeter Swan

Golden Eagle

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In Douglas County on the 17th, a Greater Yellowlegs was seen at the Cunningham Lake.

In Lincoln County on the 20th, a Brown Thrasher was seen in the N.E. part of the county.
Two Yellow-bellied Sapsuckers were observed in Brady on the 23rd. Three Greater Scaups
and 3 or more Golden-crowned Kinglets were recorded at the North Platte NGPC
office/hatchery ponds on the 24th.

In Douglas County on the 23rd, a Western Grebe was seen at Cunningham Lake. A Horned
Grebe was observed at Zorinsky Lake. An Eared Grebe was seen at Wehrspann Lake.

In Sarpy County on the 24th, a Surf Scoter was spotted at Walnut Creek Lake, and a
Rough-legged Hawk was hovering/hunting on the east side of the lake.

In Keith County on the 26th, a Common Loon, 4 California Gulls and 2 Mountain Bluebirds
were seen at Lake Ogallala. Two Red-necked Grebes and 250 Western Grebes
were observed at Lake McConaughy.

In Douglas County on the 27th, 2 Common Redpolls were seen at a feeder in Omaha.

In Lancaster County on the 28th, 9 Snow Buntings were observed around Branched Oak Lake.
Six Red-breasted Mergansers, a Common Goldeneye and a Ruddy Duck were seen at Wagontrain
Lake.

In Clay County on the 29th, an adult Bald Eagle was seen three miles west of Sutton, a
Merlin, at least 3 Golden-crowned Kinglets and 22 Eurasian Collared-Doves were observed
in Sutton. A female Rusty Blackbird in basic plumage was seen in north central part of
the county.

In Gosper County on the 30th, a Juv./1st summer Tundra Swan was seen at at Johnson Lake.

In York County on the 30th, 3 Rough-legged Hawks, a Carolina Wren, 2 Golden-crowned
Kinglets were observed in different parts of the county. A first year Trumpeter Swan
was seen at Recharge Lake, just west of York.

In Morrill County on the 30th, 1 Rough-legged Hawk was observed in Morrill County and
4 were seen in Cheyenne County. An immature Golden Eagle was seen near Chimney Rock.